Mergers & Acquisitions

TRI-K Industries acquires Surfactants International

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TRI-K Industries, a Galaxy Surfactants Group Company, has acquired the business of Surfactants International and its division of Surety Laboratories from Actives International. Founded in 1977, Surfactants International provides ingredients of personal care, household and specialty industrial products, specifically surfactants, polymers and preservatives. This acquisition strengthens Galaxy’s presence in the United States with surfactants and … Read more

Stölzle Glass Group acquires French Glassworks Verreries de Masnières

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Stölzle Glass Group is a European manufacturers of high-end packaging glass for Perfumery & Cosmetics, Prestige Spirits, as well as Pharmaceuticals. Recently the Group has acquired Verreries de Masnières SAS and Bormioli Rocco Valorisation SAS from Bormioli Rocco Group SpA. Both sites are situated in North of France and will suit Stölzle’s glass network built … Read more

Kooperation zwischen Hopf und Siepe

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Die Kunststoffwerke Adolf Hopf und die Siepe arbeiten seit Anfang 2014  eng zusammen. Mit dieser neuen Kooperation reagieren die beiden mittelständischen Verpackungshersteller auf die Herausforderungen des Verpackungsmarktes. Das Produktprogramm der Hopf-Kosmetikverpackungen soll weiter ausgebaut werden. Damit bieten beide Unternehmen ihren Kunden neben den bewährten innovativen Produkten ein größeres und flexibleres Spektrum, beispielsweise an PET- Verpackungen … Read more

IFF acquires aromor to strengthen its fragrance ingredients and fragrance creation capabilities

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International Flavors & Fragrances, a leading global creator of flavors and fragrances for consumer products, has completed the acquisition of Aromor Flavors and Fragrances Ltd., a privately held manufacturer and marketer of complex specialty ingredients that are used in fragrances and flavors. While terms of the transaction have not been disclosed, the Aromor operations would … Read more

Stölzle Glasgruppe übernimmt Verreries de Masnières

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Die Stölzle Glasgruppe hat 100% des Produktionswerkes Verreries de Masnières SAS und zugleich auch das Dekorationswerk Bormioli Rocco Valorisation SAS von der Bormioli Rocco Group SpA übernommen. Beide Unternehmen befinden sich im Norden von Frankreich, rund 150 km von Paris entfernt, und passen als Hersteller von luxuriösen Parfumflakons und Kosmetikartikeln perfkt zum Portfolio der Stölzle … Read more

Woresan cooperates with NCD Ingredients

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Woresan has delegated the marketing and sales for its patented cosmetic active ingredients to NCD Ingredients. For the time being the agreed sales territories are Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Woresan develops and produces close to nature active ingredients from fermented organic rye flour, sustainable, 100% natural and cultivated in Northern Germany. These ingredients called Woresana … Read more

Woresan kooperiert mit NCD Ingredients

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Woresan hat den Vertrieb für die patentierten Kosmetikwirkstoffe an die NCD Ingredients übertragen. Vertriebsgebiete sind zunächst Deutschland, Österreich und  Schweiz. Woresan entwickelt und produziert naturnahe Wirkstoffe aus fermentiertem Bio-Roggen, nachhaltig, 100% natürlich und primär in Norddeutschland angebaut. Die Kosmetikrohstoffe unter dem Handelsnamen Woresana werden auch in Naturkosmetik eingesetzt. Sie sind reich an natürlichen Vitaminen, Aminosäuren, … Read more

The Body Shop’s acquisition of 51% in Brazil’s Emporio Body Store

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Following the approval of the Brazilian Anti-Trust Authority CADE, The Body Shop confirms the acquisition of 51% of Emporio Body Store in Brazil with the option of increasing its shareholding to 80% by 2019, as per the terms of the project announced on 15 October. About Emporio Body Store The Emporio Body Store believes that … Read more

Ileos acquires Aphena Health and Beauty

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Ileos has acquired Aphena Health & Beauty, a division of Aphena Pharma Solutions Holdings, Inc., who specializes in development and manufacturing of sampling vehicles for the color cosmetics and fragrance industries. Aphena Health & Beauty, managed by Dominick Montano has 60 employees and is located in Whippany, New-Jersey. The company is expected to post a … Read more

Colep: Joint venture with Scitra

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Colep, with headquarters in Europe, and Scitra, a United Arab Emirates based company, part of the Albatha Group, have announced a joint venture agreement to create an aerosol contract manufacturing operation in the UAE. The Joint Venture will operate under the name of Colep Scitra Aerosols. The parties will invest in expansion and improvement of … Read more

Coty erweitert Betriebsstruktur in Afrika

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Coty hat eine neue hundertprozentige Tochtergesellschaft in Südafrika gegründet, die künftig das gesamte Südafrikageschäft des Unternehmens koordinieren, verwalten und vollständig übernehmen und zusätzlich seine geschäftlichen Aktivitäten in 13 weiteren afrikanischen Staaten abwickeln soll. Mithilfe einer strategischen Vereinbarung, die Coty mit seinem langjährigen Partner Indigo Brands Proprietary Limited, einer hundertprozentigen Tochtergesellschaft von Avi Ltd., abgeschlossen hat, … Read more

Coty enhances operating structure in South Africa

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Global beauty company Coty has formed a new, wholly owned subsidiary in South Africa in order to direct, manage and fully operate all of its South African business as well as its business in 13 other African countries. The enhanced operating structure marks the latest important strategic move by Coty as it continues making strides … Read more

Inter Parfums acquires assets of Oscar de la Renta fragrance enters into a license agreement

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Inter Parfums’ wholly-owned subsidiary Inter Parfums USA entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets of the fragrance division of Oscar de la Renta, the international fashion house. Terms were not disclosed. Simultaneously, the firms entered into a worldwide and exclusive licensing agreement to create, produce and distribute perfumes and cosmetics under the Oscar de … Read more

SEPAWA: Induchem wins an Innovation Award

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Induchem was praised for the second time by the entire cosmetic industry for its new ingredient Neodermyl during the SEPAWA congress last week in Germany. With over 1,500 members, SEPAWA e.V. is the largest European professional association for the cosmetics, detergents/cleansers and the perfume industries. The decision on this award has been made by an … Read more

L’Oréal: The Body Shop acquires majority stake in Brazil’s Emporio Body Store

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L’Oréal’s The Body Shop has acquired 51% of Emporio Body Store in Brazil with the option of increasing its shareholding to 80% by 2019. Founded in 1997 in Porto Alegre by Tobias Chanan, Emporio Body Store offers a complete range of beauty products sold through a franchise network. Brazil is the largest economy in Latin … Read more

Clariant divests Detergents & Intermediates Business

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Clariant, a global supplier of in specialty chemicals, has signed an agreement to divest its Detergents & Intermediates business to International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG). The total consideration of the sale amounts to CHF 58 million, out of which 20 million will be in cash at closing. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. “Having … Read more

Clariant veräussert Geschäftseinheit Detergents & Intermediates

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Clariant, ein globaler Anbieter der Spezialchemie, hat eine Vereinbarung über die Veräusserung ihrer Geschäftseinheit Detergents & Intermediates an die International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) unterzeichnet. Der Gesamtverkaufspreis für die Geschäftseinheit liegt bei 58 Millionen CHF, davon 20 Millionen in Barmitteln nach Geschäftsabschluss. Die Transaktion bedarf der Zustimmung der zuständigen Aufsichtsbehörden. „Nach dem erfolgreich abgeschlossenen Verkauf … Read more

Albéa cooperates with Vacheron Industries

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Albéa has has finalised an industrial agreement with the Vacheron group, one of whose subsidiaries specialises in the anodization of aluminium parts in order to propose to its customers integrated metal-plastic solutions for all of its regions — Europe, Asia and North America—whilst maintaining project management for all plastic injection and assembly activities. Within this … Read more